Seattle History: Post-War Years (1946 - 1959)

December 31, 1975

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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The gleaming Seattle waterfront: The ferry Kalakala cruises past the Seattle waterfront in this undated, stylized photo postcard donated courtesy of Ilene Kearnes of Federal Way. Until the era of skyscrapers, the skyline was dominated by the L.C. Smith Tower at right – the tallest structure west of the Mississippi when it was completed – and the clock tower of the old Colman Dock to the left on the waterfront.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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The gleaming Seattle waterfront: The ferry Kalakala cruises past the Seattle waterfront in this undated, stylized photo postcard donated courtesy of Ilene Kearnes of Federal Way. Until the era of skyscrapers, the skyline was dominated by the L.C. Smith Tower at right – the tallest structure west of the Mississippi when it was completed – and the clock tower of the old Colman Dock to the left on the waterfront.